Splasher for washtubs



No. 622,595. I v Patsnfied Apr. 4, 5899.

J. A BUEHRINEER.

SPLASHER FGR WASHTUBS.

(Application filed Dec. 10, 1897.)

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JULIA A. BOEIIRINGER, OF COVINGTON, OHIO.

SPLASHER IFOR WASHTUBS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 622,595, dated April 4, 1899.

Application filed December 10, 1897. Serial No. 661,405. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may cancer/1,:

Be it known that I, JULIA A. BOEHRINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Covington, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Splashers for WVashtubs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of my invention is to provide a splasher for attachment to washtnbs which is adapted to support the washboard in elevated position therein and prevent the lateral displacement thereof.

The invention consists of a curved strip of sheet metal shaped to conform to the sides of the tub and provided upon its rear side with downwardly-extending hooks or supportingfingers adapted to fit over the upper edge of the tub and with a rearwardly-extending offset having parallel sides which serve to prevent lateral movement of the washboard when the latter is located therein and providing a drain for the waste water fromthe board.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective View of my improved splasher shown applied to a washtub with a washboard supported therein. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my splasher disconnected from the tub. Fig. at is a horizontal section on the line a: as of Fig. 3.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in the different views.

My improved splasher is made up of a strip of sheet metal 1, preferably galvanized iron, curved horizontally to conform to the shape of the sides of the tub 2 and provided upon its rear surface with downwardly-extending fingers or supporting-hooks 3 3, which are adapted to fit over the upper edge of the tub. Above the fingers 3 the strip 1 is formed with a rearwardly-extending offset 4, having parallel sides 5 5, which prevent lateral displacement of the washboard 6 when the latter is in place'therein, as shown in Fig.1 of the drawings. The said offset also forms a trough for the passage of the waste water from the washboard back into the tub. The same is formed by cutting away a portion of the material of which the strip is made, making the sides 5 5 thereof integral with said strip. The said sides are then bent rearwardly, and a supplemental strip of material 7 is soldered. or otherwise secured thereto, the said strip 7 having an inclined lower end 8 and a vertical side. The ofiset A being located intermediate of the ends of the strip 1 of which the splasheris made provides upon opposite sides thereof laterally-extending wings 9, which fit down within the tub and protect the operator.

As thus constructed it will be seen that my device may be readily applied to any washtub and may be as readily removed when desired. When in place,it will support the washboard, holding the upper end thereof above the upper end of the tub and preventing lateral movement of said board. The waste water from the Washboard will also be guided back into the tub by the offset a.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is- A splasher for washtubs, consisting of a curved strip of sheet metal shaped to conform to the sides of the tub, provided with downwardly-extending fingers upon its rear side adapted to fit over the upper edge of the tub for supporting the splasher and preventing its lateral movement, and with a rearwardlyextending offset having parallel sides between which the washboard is adapted to fit and against which the board is adapted to bear for preventing lateral displacement thereof, the said offset being located intermediate of the ends of the strip and providing wings at the opposite ends of the strip which fit down within the tub and protect the operator, as g and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JULIA A. BOEIIRINGER. Witnesses:

J. GUY ODONNELL, O. R. CARLTON. 

